The Black Hare Log #3

This was originally posted on tumblr on 17 December, 2024.

It’s been a little while since I updated about this IF, and I do want to apologize for completely missing my intended Prologue release at end of November. It coincided with some health-related issues (for me and a family member), and I actually ended up missing a lot of other deadlines for the rest of the month, which I’m still trying to make up for, including certain other projects slated for February and March 2025 releases.

I know there are some lovely folks out there who were really looking forward to it, and I’m sorry to disappoint and delay! I can’t tell you exactly when the Prologue will be out now, but I can say that if I do want to get it out sooner rather than later, it will be released in parts, route by route.

With that said, let’s get into the latest update!

Current status:

• The game has approx 38k words & 232 passages so far.
• Still working on the Prologue!
• Focusing on user experience (menu, help, save game, etc.).

Goals for end of month (Dec 2024):

• Prepare the Prologue for a January release if possible.

The delay has put me in a bit of an awkward position. I’d hoped that I’d be able to have that prologue out for you to play while I focused on completing & releasing a couple of other projects in Feb/Mar 2025. I hope I can make at least 2 routes playable by Jan 2025, if I can find the time this month to test, debug, and polish it up.

Snippet:

“What’s that supposed to mean?” you demand, confused.

She groans and rubs her eyes. “I knew he wasn’t one to settle down, you know? You can tell, with some people.” She begins to pick her croissant apart with her fingers. “I thought I could believe him when he said he would. But I was naive.”

“How in the world did you come to that conclusion?” you ask, snorting in disbelief. “It takes two to tango. I had a… business partner a while back, and he tried to back out of our deal. Let me tell you, I had absolutely no problem laying him out. You have to make them feel their commitment.”

To your surprise, she chuckles. “I don’t think I could lay him out, but boy, that would be nice, wouldn’t it?” She tucks a fallen strand of dark hair behind her ear.

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New features!

• Help Menu: I’ve added a Help menu in the side-bar of the game, and anytime you need more information or help with the story goals, routes, choice mechanics, hint mechanics, journal, and your profile, you can find all of that information there. I’m also hoping to add a Comment Box where you can send in questions or suggestions (or report bugs), though I’m not sure how to set that up yet. A girl can dream.
• Profile: I’ve also added a Profile section in the side-bar, where you can always check out what your character’s profile looks like, including their personality traits, skills, strengths, weaknesses, style/outfits, background, formative memories and events, and more!
• I’ve also added more to the Journal, so you’ll have quite a few items in there by the end of the prologue. I haven’t quite figured out the wonky spacing issue yet, but I hope you’ll bear with me even if it isn’t perfect when the Prologue comes out.

As a final note, I just learned about Tweego, and the whole idea of it is still very confusing to me, so I’m just giving you a heads-up in case in the future me updating the game causes general chaos and loss of save games 😭 This is completely unfamiliar territory.

 

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